Zero Waste Operator

<div class="content-intro"><h3>About CookUnity:</h3> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: <strong data-stringify-type="bold">empower Chefs to nourish the world.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.</span></p></div><h4><strong>About the Role</strong></h4> <p>The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Sustainability Operator</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>plays a key role in ensuring that daily waste‑management procedures are executed correctly across the NEW YORK facility. This role supports the operational execution of recycling, compost, waste audits, and donation processes, helping maintain clean, compliant, and efficient waste‑diversion systems.</p> <p>The Zero Waste Operator is responsible for carrying out daily walkthroughs, completing waste‑audit forms, preparing and coordinating donations, and ensuring correct sorting and disposal of materials in all kitchens and work areas. This role provides essential operational support to the facility by monitoring compliance, identifying contamination, and reinforcing correct waste‑handling behaviors among staff.</p> <p>Key responsibilities include executing daily waste audits, preparing food waste for donation or internal use, coordinating donation pick‑ups with partner organizations, maintaining Green Stations, and ensuring all supplies needed for proper waste diversion are available and correctly used. This role ensures that Zero Waste procedures are followed consistently and effectively, contributing to CookUnity’s environmental goals and operational priorities.</p> <p><strong>Summary </strong></p> <p>Execute daily operational tasks related to recycling, compost, waste audits, and donation management within the LA facility, ensuring compliance with processes and sustainability standards.</p> <h3><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Daily Waste Audits</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>: Perform daily trash audits across workstations and document findings.</li> <li><strong>Correct Waste Disposal</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>: Ensure proper waste disposal procedures are followed in all kitchens.</li> <li><strong>Food Waste Handling</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>: Classify, weigh, and dispose of food waste, including donations, compost, garbage, and family meals.</li> <li><strong>Facility Walkthroughs</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>— Conduct daily walkthroughs of kitchens, green stations, fulfillment, and market areas; complete the DAILY AUDIT BIN FORM to identify contamination.</li> <li><strong>Contamination Control</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>— Check recycling and compost streams to ensure they are free of incorrect materials.</li> <li><strong>Material Sorting</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>— Separate and move recyclable and compostable materials according to facility standards.</li> <li><strong>Donation Management</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>: Collect, weigh, record, and pack donations; receive partners and hand off prepared products.</li> <li><strong>Food Waste Preparation</strong>: Condition and prepare food waste for donation or internal reuse (back to market).</li> <li><strong>Food Donation support:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Coordinate donation pick‑ups with partnered non‑profit organizations.</li> <li><strong>Daily Reporting:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Complete daily trackers for recycling, compost, and donation volumes.</li> <li><strong>Zero Waste Compliance:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Follow all safety, cleanliness, and Zero Waste process standards.</li> <li><strong>Operational Feedback:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Provide daily feedback to staff to reinforce correct waste‑sorting behaviors.</li> <li><strong>Green Leader Support:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Support team members as a Green Leader, promoting “Go Green” practices.</li> <li><strong>Waste Diversion Supplies:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ensure stations have the correct supplies (stickers, posters,